North Korean forces fired about 10 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) toward the Yellow Sea about an hour before Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegsett arrived at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) bordering North and South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported, citing South Korean military officials. On November 3, the defense ministers of the Republic of Korea and the United States visited together for the first time since 2017. demilitarized zone.
The missile launch was recorded at approximately 16:00 local time (10:00 Moscow time). Seoul also said that North Korean forces fired about 10 missiles at approximately 15:00 local time (9:00 Moscow time) on November 1, when a South Korea-China summit was being held in the South Korean city of Gyeongju.
The South Korean leader's administration stated before the meeting that the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula could become a subject of discussion between the leaders of the two countries.
